The country’s export juggernaut is chugging along ahead of President Trump’s visit to Beijing later this month.
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China’s export machine keeps pumping ahead of Trump visit
China’s chip exports surge 73% as AI demand fuels semiconductor growth
Chip exports hit US$43.3 billion in January and February, outpacing China’s overall export growth of 21.8 per cent in the same period China’s chip exports jumped in the first two months of the year, according…
Nigeria’s crypto boom isn’t just about technology – trust plays a role in the local gadget trade with China
On a humid afternoon in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, a young trader in electronics pulls out his phone and opens Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform by trading volume.
China’s exports soared 22% before Middle East war broke out
The escalating crisis in the Middle East now poses new risks for the world’s largest exporter. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump says it’s an ‘honor’ to keep Strait of Hormuz open for China and other countries
President says he will keep the Strait of Hormuz open for the world, including China, while announcing plans to waive oil sanctions to lower energy prices.
China’s exports surge in Jan-Feb despite waning trade with the US
China’s exports rose nearly 22% in the first two months of the year from a year earlier, while trade with the United States contracted. The export figures released by China’s customs agency on Tuesday …
China January-February crude imports surge on higher refinery throughput, stockpiling
By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, March 10 (Reuters) – China’s crude oil imports surged 15.8% in the first two months of 2026 from a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday, as refiners…
China Raises Oil Imports to Guard Against Supply Disruptions
China purchased more crude in the first two months of the year as the country continued to hoard oil to guard against supply disruptions. The world’s biggest buyer imported 96.93 million tons , a 16%…
US and China clash over fentanyl and tariffs at global drugs meeting
VIENNA, March 9 (Reuters) – The United States and China traded barbs at a U.N. drugs meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing Beijing of failing to stop sales of precursor chemicals for fentanyl …
China’s exports turbocharge into 2026 after record-breaking year
BEIJING, March 10 (Reuters) – China’s export growth quickened in the January-February period, customs data showed on Tuesday, keeping the world’s second-largest economy on track to top its record $1.2 …
China’s first two-month iron ore imports climb on strong exports, domestic demand
China’s iron ore imports in the first two months of 2026 climbed 10% from a year earlier, customs data showed on Tuesday, thanks to stronger exports from major supplier Australia and higher domestic …
China exports sharply beat expectations in the first two months as trade surplus surges to highest on record
China typically combines January and February trade data to smooth distortions from the shifting Lunar New Year holiday.
China-linked birth tourism under scrutiny as GOP lawmakers press Trump admin for answers
House Republicans demand answers on alleged Chinese birth tourism in Pacific territory, raising national security concerns over citizenship loopholes.
